diff --git a/src/notebooklm/_artifacts.py b/src/notebooklm/_artifacts.py
index e0ab8eb2..675eebb1 100644
--- a/src/notebooklm/_artifacts.py
+++ b/src/notebooklm/_artifacts.py
@@ -988,6 +988,8 @@ async def generate_mind_map(
         self,
         notebook_id: str,
         source_ids: builtins.list[str] | None = None,
+        language: str = "en",
+        instructions: str | None = None,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Generate an interactive mind map.
 
@@ -997,6 +999,8 @@ async def generate_mind_map(
         Args:
             notebook_id: The notebook ID.
             source_ids: Source IDs to include. If None, uses all sources.
+            language: Language code (default: "en").
+            instructions: Custom instructions for the generated mind map.
 
         Returns:
             Dictionary with 'mind_map' (JSON data) and 'note_id'.
@@ -1014,7 +1018,7 @@ async def generate_mind_map(
             None,
             None,
             None,
-            ["interactive_mindmap", [["[CONTEXT]", ""]], ""],
+            ["interactive_mindmap", [["[CONTEXT]", instructions or ""]], language],
             None,
             [2, None, [1]],
         ]
diff --git a/src/notebooklm/cli/generate.py b/src/notebooklm/cli/generate.py
index 210c5a26..f8f74dab 100644
--- a/src/notebooklm/cli/generate.py
+++ b/src/notebooklm/cli/generate.py
@@ -994,14 +994,21 @@ async def _generate():
     default=None,
     help="Notebook ID (uses current if not set)",
 )
+@click.argument("description", default="", required=False)
+@click.option("--language", default=None, help="Output language (default: from config or 'en')")
 @click.option("--source", "-s", "source_ids", multiple=True, help="Limit to specific source IDs")
 @json_option
 @with_client
-def generate_mind_map(ctx, notebook_id, source_ids, json_output, client_auth):
+def generate_mind_map(ctx, notebook_id, description, language, source_ids, json_output, client_auth):
     """Generate mind map.
 
     \b
     Use --json for machine-readable output.
+
+    \b
+    Example:
+      notebooklm generate mind-map "focus on causal relationships"
+      notebooklm generate mind-map --language zh-CN
     """
     nb_id = require_notebook(notebook_id)
 
@@ -1013,12 +1020,18 @@ async def _run():
             # Show status spinner only for console output
             if json_output:
                 result = await client.artifacts.generate_mind_map(
-                    nb_id_resolved, source_ids=sources
+                    nb_id_resolved,
+                    source_ids=sources,
+                    language=resolve_language(language),
+                    instructions=description or None,
                 )
             else:
                 with console.status("Generating mind map..."):
                     result = await client.artifacts.generate_mind_map(
-                        nb_id_resolved, source_ids=sources
+                        nb_id_resolved,
+                        source_ids=sources,
+                        language=resolve_language(language),
+                        instructions=description or None,
                     )
 
             _output_mind_map_result(result, json_output)
diff --git a/tests/unit/cli/test_generate.py b/tests/unit/cli/test_generate.py
index bb64ec7a..884dab7c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cli/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cli/test_generate.py
@@ -432,6 +432,35 @@ def test_generate_mind_map(self, runner, mock_auth):
 
             assert result.exit_code == 0
 
+    def test_generate_mind_map_with_language_and_instructions(self, runner, mock_auth):
+        with patch_client_for_module("generate") as mock_client_cls:
+            mock_client = create_mock_client()
+            mock_client.artifacts.generate_mind_map = AsyncMock(
+                return_value={"mind_map": {"name": "Root", "children": []}, "note_id": "n1"}
+            )
+            mock_client_cls.return_value = mock_client
+
+            with patch("notebooklm.cli.helpers.fetch_tokens", new_callable=AsyncMock) as mock_fetch:
+                mock_fetch.return_value = ("csrf", "session")
+                result = runner.invoke(
+                    cli,
+                    [
+                        "generate",
+                        "mind-map",
+                        "--language",
+                        "ja",
+                        "-n",
+                        "nb_123",
+                        "focus on causal chains",
+                    ],
+                )
+
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            mock_client.artifacts.generate_mind_map.assert_awaited_once()
+            kwargs = mock_client.artifacts.generate_mind_map.await_args.kwargs
+            assert kwargs["language"] == "ja"
+            assert kwargs["instructions"] == "focus on causal chains"
+
 
 # =============================================================================
 # GENERATE REPORT TESTS
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_source_selection.py b/tests/unit/test_source_selection.py
index f58a9759..e8470727 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_source_selection.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_source_selection.py
@@ -509,6 +509,29 @@ async def test_generate_mind_map_source_encoding(self, mock_core, mock_notes_api
 
         assert source_ids_nested == [[["src_mm_1"]], [["src_mm_2"]]]
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_generate_mind_map_language_and_instructions(self, mock_core, mock_notes_api):
+        """Test generate_mind_map forwards language and instructions into the RPC payload."""
+        api = ArtifactsAPI(mock_core, mock_notes_api)
+
+        mock_core.rpc_call.return_value = [['{"name": "Mind Map", "children": []}']]
+
+        await api.generate_mind_map(
+            notebook_id="nb_123",
+            source_ids=["src_mm_1"],
+            language="zh-CN",
+            instructions="Focus on decision tradeoffs",
+        )
+
+        params = mock_core.rpc_call.call_args.args[1]
+        config = params[5]
+
+        assert config == [
+            "interactive_mindmap",
+            [["[CONTEXT]", "Focus on decision tradeoffs"]],
+            "zh-CN",
+        ]
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_suggest_reports_uses_get_suggested_reports(self, mock_core, mock_notes_api):
         """Test suggest_reports uses GET_SUGGESTED_REPORTS RPC."""